Insect-killer.



No. 894,697. PATBNTHD JULY 28.1908.

. E. E. REYNOLDS, DBG

A. `REYNOLDS. ADMIN'ISTRATRIX.

INSECT KILLER.

APPLIGATIQN .FILED MAR.16,1908.

45 1 u strands ati-their outerl terminals and continualso to providemeans in connection withi'llie which llie body is composed.

- Beit known that l, ELMERVE-.iREYNOLDS7 of-Iowa,*have inii'cnted newand useful lininseets, such as llies, etc., and particularly to der itell'eciive in l ,one extremity thereof. As shown, 'l he body 1 at tlieextremity to which the handle 2 is attached has the corners diagonallyremoved fac-es of the body and extending ful yyiroiii as at 6 to preventraveling of the wire gauze Un'irrjig).sfin'ins PATENT OFFICE.

. "ELMER E. inzvxoros, or `CLINTON, IOWA; ADDIE REYNOLDS ADMiNisTRATRiXoirsito irLnEa E. REYNOLDS, DEOEASED.

' -lINSECTI-KILLER.

To all whom it may concern:

a citizen of the United' States, residing atA Clinton, inthe coun. y ofClinton'and Slate provemcius in insect-Killers, of which the.followii'ig' is a specification.

This invent ion rela i es Yto devices for killing that class having` abody of wiregauze and a inanipulaiiig handle. v

The primary obiect of, the inventionlisto produce an insect killerhaving .'supeiior structural details coi'peraiing, to insuie strengthand durability of the device and body of i'lic killer to restoietliesaine to nor# mal eondiiion subsequent to` use rand lo ren- -theperformance of its desired function. y

The invention consists inthe construction and arrangement of paris whichwill be more fully hereinafter specified in preferred forni. ln thedrawing: Figure l an elevation of au insect killer einbinlying thefeatures of the invention. Fig. 2 isa centrallongitudinalvertiealseclion of ilie same.

Similar charaei ers of reference are einployed to indicate correspondingparts in the views. The numeral l designates awire gauze body which `maybe'ot` any suitable forni or dimensions and has aliandle'2 attached totowards the handle', and over these inclined edges, niet al bindingstrips 3 are applied and secured by solder oil other means, the saidbinding strips being bent overtheo posite the handle to, the marginalside edges of `the said body. The marginal side edges 4 ofthe body havethe longitudinal strands engaged by en intertwinedfwire strand 5r andthe ing from tlieside margins of the body 1 are suitablyconneeted bysolder or other means at the outer corners. The longitudinal stra1ids`7between the side margins att-he free exi' remiy of the body are'unei'igaged by the cross sl rands 8 to reduce the resist ance at lliel'rec extremity as muchas possible 'and t0 prevent l'ra'ying of vheyseveral strands of specification of Letters Patent. Appiicaaqn sied nachis, isos. serial No, 421,518.

resented July 28.1993.

is the application of spring means to the body" 1 and longitudinaldisposition of said means -lin such manner as tore'store the' body tonorl mal position after use and also to render the insect killer as anentirety more effective in its o eration.y This s ring means isstructural y independent o the handle and i'nay be applied to thebody invarious ways.

'Phe'.preferred ap Vlicatiion ofthe spring `means is'shown in te'drawing and consists f inrattacliing a resilientstrip 9 to theextrem-T lity of the handle`2 rejecting over the rear extremity of thebo y 1 between the binding strips 3, the said s ring strip 9 being heldassociated with the V andle 2bby the fastening i "I devices' 1 forvsecuring the ,handle to the body. The opposite extremity of the springstrip 9 is seeuredto the free terminal of the body l bybending thesainearound a vort usi tion of the cross-wires Sfas at 1l and by i attachingthe spring stri movement t creof" prevented. i The 'resi ientor springstrip 9 4Iii oppositelongitudine 'directiouslY or clis-l 'placementl'rom'its applied position will be is conveniently associated with tliebod "'.1- by threading it through thecross-strani s- 8 at intervals, asshown by Fig. l, the longi-` tudinal strands r7 being by preference ad`jacent to the strip 9 drawn outwardly in opposite directions to clearthecross-strands 8' at the longitudinal center of the body l. Thisniodeof assembling the strip 9 and body 1 is economical, as noadditional fastening means are required, and operative dis osition ofthe said strip in relation tothe o dy 1 at the time the complete deviceis organ ized may be expeditiously accomplished.

The ap )lioation of the spring means specitied len 'ft wise of the bodynotonly strengthens the atter, but gives it adesired springing motionAand overcomes any tendency to breakage or fracture thereof in atransverse direction. '.lhe binding strips 3 on opposite sides of andadj acont to th'e eXt-reinityof thev` handle Zattaelied to the bodyprevent the wire gauze between the handle and the strips from becomingfracturedI or broken. 'l ie doubled or bent attaching end l1 of the s)ring means or strip 9Y also serves to preventA il ie cross strands ofthe wire gauze from loosening or fraying, particularly at the eenter ofthe body l.

The improved exceptionally serviceable and effective in its operation,and changes in the proportions;

insect killer will-be floundfwv its '- 5 what isc aimed as new, is:

'1 I. An insect killer having a wire gauze ,b'idywith a4 handle securedat one end, and a ,-fs'pring means longitudinally disposed on andifex'tending through` portions of the body at to intervals, the springmeans being structurv.ally independent of the handle.

l2. vAn insect killer having a wire'gauze body provided with a handle atone extremity, and spring' means longitudinally disposed on and insertedat intervals through 7 portions of the body and exposed on both sides ofthe lattergr;

, 3. insect killer having a bod'y with a handle atr one extremit and aspring means extending longitudi'na y of and inserted at intervalsthrough the body and structurally vindependent ofthe handle, the outerend of the spring means being secured to the end of thebody.

body with a handle at one extrenlityLand a s ring means extendinglongitudinally over the body and secured at one end to the ex- -tremityof the bodl opposite that to which the handle is attaclied.

5. insect killer having a body, a single strand` spring means extendinglongitudinally ofand inserted through the center of the body atintervals and exposed on oppositesides of the body, and a handle con- Ilected to the center of the body at one end `andstructurally independentof the spring means.

' 6. An insect killer having a body with a handle at one extremity, anda spring. means extending longitudinally 'of thefbodyA and terminallysecured to the opposite extremity df the latter,

7. An insect killer having a body with a manipulating handle at oneextremity, and a s ring means extending longitudinally of the bod andsecured at one terminal to the extremi y of the bodyo posite that towhich the handle is attached); the spring means being structurallyindependent of thc handle.

8 .--An insect killer having a bod with a 'handle .atone extremity,1anda sing e strand spring. means.` extending: longitudinally of and atintervals through the body and sei dured at one' end ,to tbe handle and`at its 4. An insect killer having a wire gauze apposite end to the freeextremity ofthe 9. An insect killerhaving a wire gauze body with ahandle at one extremity, and a spring means extending longitudinallyover and inserted through portions of the body.

10. An insect killer having a wire gauze body with av handle at Aoneextremity, and a spring means extending longitudinally over and insertedthrough portions of the body and secured at one end to the extremity ofthe body opposite that to which thc handle 'is attached. y 11. An insectkiller having a wire gauze body with a handle at one extremity, and a s(ring means extending longitudinally over tlie body and' secured at oneend to the free extremity of the latter and preventing said freeextremity from fra ing.

121 An insect killer li body with the rear corners cut away, metalbinding strips applied over and secured to the cut-away portions of thebody, a handle secured to the body between the binding strips, andspring means extending longitudinally of t e body and structurallyindependent of the handle.

13. An insect killer having a wire gauze body with' a handle at oneextremity and the opposite free extremity' provided with marginalprojecting wires at opposite sides secured to each other to preventfraying or raveling. Y. 14. An insect killer having a wire ganze bodywith a handle at one extremity, the

opposite free extremity of the body having a portion of the cross-wiresremoved and provided with longitudinal marginal wires at opposite sidessecured to each other.

15. An insect killer having a wire gauze body with a handle at oneextremity, the opposite 'free extremity of the body having a portion ofthe cross-wires removed and provided with longitudinal marginal wires atopposite sides secured to each other, and means engaging the outermostcross-wires at the free end of the bodyto prevent the said latter wiresfrom raveling.

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ELMER E. REYNOLDS. Vitnesses Anous REYNOLDS,

'JOHN JACKSON.

aving a wire gauze

